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VOL. LXXI, NO. 46 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE FEBRUARY 15, 2012 

Newsbriefs 

Legislators to hold 

telephone town hall 

meeting Feb. 16 

State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette 

and Reps. Cary Condotta and Mike 

Armstrong are inviting residents 

of the 12th Legislative District to 

participate in a telephone town hall 

meeting to hear from their legislators 

and ask questions about the 

2012 legislative session. The event 

will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on 

Thursday, Feb. 16. 

Residents can call in and participate 

in the community dialogue 

from the comfort of their own homes 

by dialing 1-877-229-8493 and entering 

the numbers 15405, followed 

by the “pound” key. The call will 

begin at approximately 7 p.m. and 

last for one hour. 

No problems, 

just a bill 

The town of Coulee Dam passed 

its recent state audit, for years 

2009-2010. The auditor didn’t find 

issues with the town’s books or activities, 

and billed the town $10,933 

for the service. That amount is 

about $2,000 less than the bills 

for the last two audits because no 

problems were found. 

City will 

support EDC 

The Grand Coulee City Council 

voted last week to provide $510 

to the Grant County Economic 

Development Council for its work. 

The favorable vote was contingent 

on a member of the council making 

a presentation at a future council 

meeting. The council has made annual 

payments to the development 

group in the past. 

Lease extended 

Coulee Dam’s council granted 

a three-month extension of The 

Melody Restaurant’s lease at its 

meeting last Wednesday night. The 

town owns the building that houses 

The Melody Restaurant, Village 

Cinema and Riverview Lanes. 

City forms hotel/ 

motel advisory 

committee 

Electric City has named a special 

committee, made up of three 

hospitality concerns and two council 

members to help plan the use of hotel/motel 

tax money. The committee 

is made up of Hal Rauch, of Coulee 

Playland; Sandi McInnes, Sunbanks 

Resort; Tag Greer, from Sky Deck 

Motel; and council members Birdie 

Hensley and Lonna Bussert. Mayor 

Jerry Sands said the committee 

would make recommendations to 

the full council. The city of Electric 

City collected $67,800 in 2011 in 

hotel/motel tax money, which is set 

aside primarily for tourism advertising. 

Bonertz named 

mayor pro tem 

Donald Bonertz was elected 

mayor pro-tem at the Elmer City 

council meeting last Thursday night. 

Bonertz will direct the council when 

Mayor Mary Jo Carey is out of town. 

New member 

sought 

Elmer City’s town council is 

looking for a new member. Those 

interested in serving on the council 

are asked to send or deliver a letter 

to city hall telling why they want to 

serve. The council will appoint the 

new member to fill Richard Avey’s 

seat. Avey didn’t file for re-election 

last November. 

Rescheduled 

The Regional Board of Mayors 

has re-scheduled its meeting from 

Monday, Feb. 13, to Wednesday, 

Feb.15, at 1 a.m. at Electric City’s 

council chamber. Monday’s meeting 

was cancelled due to the lack of a 

quorum. 

Star office closed 

The Star will be closed Monday, 

Feb. 20, in observance of Presidents’ 

Day. All ads and news copy 

should be turned in by Friday, Feb. 

17. The office will resume regular 

hours Tuesday at 9 a.m. 

Rod Desjardins, owner of Hometown Pizza. 

Hometown Pizza is 

“Business of the Year” 

by Roger S. Lucas 

For Rod Desjardins, making pizzas is more than a 

job, it’s a way of life. 

His “Hometown Pizza” restaurant was honored last 

Thursday by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber 

of Commerce as the local “Business of the Year.” 

Desjardins’ first job as a teenager was in a Seattle 

area pizza parlor, and he’s been at it nearly ever 

since. 

Always modest, Desjardins lays the firm’s success 

and last Thursday’s honors directly at the feet of his 

employees. “They are the ones being honored,” he 

said. 

Desjardins has created 10 pizza parlors in his 

career, building them up and then selling them. He 

points to his present place, near Four Corners as 

“very successful.” 

He actually comes from a “pizza family.” 

Hunter named 

His brothers own Hometown Pizzas in Oroville, 

Omak and Twisp, and another brother, Paul, his 

youngest, assists him at the Grand Coulee location. 

Are all the brothers into pizza? “No, one’s a builder,” 

Desjardins noted. 

He had his eye on Grand Coulee for a Hometown 

Pizza location 10 years ago, and finally found a place 

next to Sunflower Graphics. He was there for three 

years until he purchased his present building and 

moved to where he could attract business near Four 

Corners. 

“Location - location - location,” is a truism that 

has proven itself. 

“We are very busy here,” Desjardins said. “I’ve 

never been so busy in my life.” And this is his 20th 

year in front of a pizza oven. 

The menus at the Hometown Pizzas throughout 

Central Washington are primarily the same, Desjardins 

said. 

“Achiever of the Year” 


The chamber’s own president, 

Scott Hunter, was named “Achiever 

of the Year” during a special luncheon 

last Thursday. 

Annually, the Grand Coulee 

Dam Area Chamber of Commerce 

names both a “Business of the 

Year” and an “Achiever of the Year” 

at its annual meeting. Hometown 

Pizza was named “Business of the 

Year.” 

Hunter, president of the chamber, 

and owner and publisher of 

The Star newspaper, was honored 

for his many “behind the scenes” 

contributions he makes to the 

community the chamber serves, 

Susan Miller, chamber executive 

director stated. 

He is involved in the Rotary 

Club, and sits on several county 

and area boards. One way he 

boosts the community is to encourage 

development in the area. 

He has always seen the local 

towns as “one community,” where 

people pull together to get things 

done, Miller stated. 

“Scott also does a lot of research 

for the chamber and makes certain 

that projects the chamber does 

are steered in the right direction,” 

Miller said. 

The awards for the two categories 

of service began in 1983. Last 

year’s honorees were Kathy Baty 

Scott Hunter receives his plaque from last year's "achiever" Kathy Baty. 

for “Achiever of the Year” and Pepper 

Jack’s Bar & Grille as “Business 

of the Year.” 

Hunter was instrumental in getting 

the North Dam Park project 

underway and worked with the 

Coulee Area Park & Recreation 

District. 

Hunter was re-elected president 

of the chamber, a position he has 

held off and on for the past 13 

years, and installed for the new 

term at the meeting. Other officers 

are Jim Pachosa, vice president; 

Kathy Baty, treasurer; and Karrie 

Utz, secretary. Two new members 

of the board were elected: Kevin 

Portch, of Loepp Furniture and Appliance; 

and Jessie Utz, of Coulee 

Graphics. 

Miller said that the business 

and achiever honorees are selected 

by a committee of three, made 

up of Miller, and last year’s winners, 

namely, this year, Carlene 

Worsham and Kathy Baty. They 

receive and tabulate information 

about those who are nominated. 

$ 1 00 

Missing woman’s 

body found 


The body of Jamie Marie Breckenridge, 

42, who had been missing 

since Jan. 8, was found Sunday afternoon, 

about a quarter of a mile 

from where she was last seen. 

The woman was found near W. 

Grand Coulee Avenue by a friend 

of a resident who lives nearby and 

reported to police shortly after 3 

p.m. 

The last known contact anyone 

had was when Breckenridge was 

seen near Four Corners and stated 

she planned to leave the area and 

go to Snohomish. There has been 

a statewide missing persons alert 

out since she went missing. 

Monday, Grant County Coroner 

Craig Morrison, after an autopsy, 

stated: “... the cause and manner 

of death is pending further investigation.” 

Officers at the empty lot scene 

indicated that there was no indication 

of foul play. 

The body was located at the 

back of a vacant lot and about 75 

feet from SR-174. 

Grand Coulee Police Chief Mel 

Ridger Riders 

get support 


The Ridge Riders got $4,000 

support from Coulee Dam Town 

Council Wednesday night. 

The council had budgeted a 

total of $1,500 for the Ridge Riders 

from the town’s hotel/motel 

tax fund but upped it $2,500 after 

George Kohout and Kathy Baty 

appeared to outline the group’s 

plans for the year. 

The town had originally set 

aside funds for an entrance sign, 

only to learn that they couldn’t use 

hotel/motel money for that, and 

then shifted enough of that budget 

item to make up the difference for 

the Ridge Riders. 

Before Kohout could finish his 

presentation, Councilmember Ben 

Alling moved to give the Ridge 

Riders the $4,000 they requested. 

Electric City has voted $4,000 

from its hotel/motel fund and 

Grand Coulee council voted to look 

at the request at its next council 

meeting, Feb. 21. 

Grand Coulee Councilmember 

Paul Townsend raised questions 

about hotel/motel money being 

used for traveling expenses for 

rodeo queen Caelan Pitts when 

she participated in parades, rodeos 

and other community events out of 

town. The council was going to ask 

its attorney about the use of funds 

for travel. 

The Ridge Riders have a fully 

expanded program for the year 

that includes a riding clinic, March 

31 - April 3; a pending banquet/ 

auction; the annual Colorama 

Rodeo, May 11-12; Cletis Lacy 

Memorial Bull Riding event, May 

13; a pending junior rodeo and 

two ranch rodeos, June 30 and 

Sept. 22. 

The hotel/motel tax money will 

be used to advertise the events. 

Community center 

study is 

moving forward 

by Scott Hunter 

A grant-funded study will determine 

the feasibility of each aspect 

of a community/wellness center for 

the region following the award of 

a contract to Gary Leva, director 

of the Benewah Wellness Center 

in Plummer, Idaho and principal 

at the Gary Consulting Group in 

Spokane. 

Leva was instrumental in the 

formation of the community center 

serving the Plummer, Idaho area 

and several others. 

Last summer, a steering committee 

rekindled a three-year-old 

effort to establish a community/ 

wellness center in the area. Selfnamed 

the Coulee Region Community 

Wellness Center Committee, 

the group has been meeting most 

months since July. Representatives 

of the Coulee Area Park and Recreation 

District, the Grand Coulee 

Hunt said his office immediately 

contacted Grant County officials 

in the event they were needed if it 

was determined the location of the 

body was a crime scene. 

County Sheriff Tom Jones sent 

Public Information Officer Kyle 

Foreman to the scene to handle 

media inquiries. 

Officials said the body was 

clothed in the same apparel reported 

at the last sighting of Breckenridge 

before she went missing. 

The lot where the body was 

found is between two houses, one 

of them vacant, and with debris 

scattered around. The body was 

partially hidden by snow and preserved 

by the cold. 

After Chief Hunt arrived at the 

scene, the area was cordoned off 

and officers waited for the arrival 

of the coroner. 

Hunt said Coroner Morrison has 

asked the Washington State Laboratory 

for tests so the actual cause 

of death can be determined. 

Foreman noted the coroner’s 

office has been very busy over the 

last few days, with a double homicide 

in Mattawa and a suicide in 

Coulee City a week ago. 

Dam School District, the Bureau of 

Reclamation, the Colville Tribes 

and the chamber of commerce 

joined with the Coulee Medical 

Center to push the concept and 

carefully study what services could 

be sustained in the area. 

The study will be funded by 

two grants. The park district secured 

a $20,000 grant from Grant 

County last year for that purpose. 

Coulee Medical Center, through 

its affiliation with Critical Access 

Hospital Network, was awarded a 

$30,000 grant from the Regence 

Foundation. 

The work builds on discussions 

held in 2008 and 2009 by the Wellness 

Action Group, an outgrowth 

of Horizons Grand Coulee, where 

the idea was born. The wellness 

group approached the park and 

recreation district as the logical, 

grant-eligible government entity to 

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Powerline meeting 

is Thursday 

Bonneville Power Administration, 

Bureau of Reclamation and 

contractor representatives from 

Wilson Construction company will 

hold a public meeting, Thursday, 

Feb. 16, from 4-7 p.m. to inform 

the public on construction details 

for the new powerlines from Grand 

Coulee Dam’s Third Power Plant. 

Replacing lines that take an underground 

route now, the 500-kilovolt 

power line project will take 

power through overhead lines, past 

the Visitor Center and up to the 

switch yards and on to the regional 

power grid. 

Construction activities began 

last week, BPA said. 

The town of Coulee Dam and 

BPA are still negotiating on impact 

costs, but BPA produce proof 

of its authority to override local 

concerns, according to town Coun- 

Ranch rodeo 

circuit forming 

We Bought A Zoo 

Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m. 

NEW TIME - Sunday 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. 

515 River Drive Coulee Dam 

633-3522 

cilmember Karl Hjorten . 

BPA and the contractor this 

week have been hauling equipment 

to the site. 

Organizers of the town hall 

meeting, scheduled for town hall’s 

community room, said no formal 

presentation would be made but a 

number of officials from the three 

organizations would be on hand to 

answer questions and explain the 

construction process. 

The new power lines will replace 

underground lines that go from 

the Third Power Plant through a 

tunnel and end up at the switch 

yards. Those lines are encased in 

oil and have bulges on them and 

considered unsafe for close contact 

by workers. 

The construction is estimated 

to cost $10 million, and could take 

up to a year to complete. 

Water systems debate 

heats up in Coulee Dam 


Greg Wilder and Coulee Dam 

Mayor Quincy Snow had a heated 

exchange at the town council meeting 

last Wednesday night. 

Wilder appeared to ask why the 

town hasn’t replied to his letter 

request of Oct. 10, 2011, for water 

service to a property he owns on 

803 Yucca. 

Wilder asked why he couldn’t 

receive the same service offered 

to residents on the west side of the 

river, a request he has been pressing 

for sometime. 

At one point Snow asked Wilder 

to sit down and got this reply: “You 

can be smug all you want, I have 

to put up with you.” 

In his letter to the council, Wilder 

wrote: “I am again requesting 

water service commensurate with 

that provided to/for the Town residents 

on the West side of the river. 

That is to say, I want a metered 

service for potable use, and an unmetered 

service for irrigation and 

non-potable use.” 

The town offers metered potable 

water and un-metered non-potable 

water for irrigation and toilet use 

on the west side. 

To offset the un-metered service 

west siders receive, the town allows 

10,000 cubic feet of water to 

residents before they receive extra 

charges for water consumption. 

That’s a total of 74,800 gallons allowed 

before extra charges acrue. 

The west side’s doubled delivery 

system was turned over to the 

town when the federal government 

gave the property over to the mu- 


All you wannabe cowboys and 

cowgirls, here’s your chance. 

Organize and become part of the 

Ridge Riders Ranch Rodeo activity 

this season. 

The Ridge Riders hope to tap in 

to a regional ranch rodeo network 

where teams of four -- three men 

and one woman -- compete in a variety 

of typical real ranch skills. 

If it all fits together, local rancher 

Bubba Egbert says, competition 

would go on from Tonasket to 

Republic and Winthrop to Grand 

Coulee. 

Grand Coulee has two dates on 

the circuit, June 30 and (tentatively) 

Sept. 22. 

Anyone can put a team together. 

Ranches around, including Egbert’s, 

will develop teams for the 

competition in four categories: 

- team branding, 

- trailer loading, 

- pasture gathering, and 

- saddle bronc riding. 

nicipal government. 

Wilder stated that last year 75 

residents on the east side paid an 

overcharge for water usage. 

Not so, Councilmember Karl 

Hjorten stated. 

“I went through 5,000 water 

bills from June 2010 to June 2011, 

and only found a handfull that 

overused the water allotment,” 

Hjorten said. 

Hjorten said he had contacted 

some of those residents with 

overages, who they said that they 

didn’t have a problem with paying 

extra. 

Former council member Bonnie 

Fleming tried to explain that the 

issue was addressed while she was 

on the council, and that the majority 

of those attending a town hall 

meeting were comfortable with the 

way it was handled. 

She said that the council had to 

consider the cost of developing a 

separate non-potable water system 

for the east side. 

Wilder has charged that the 

town is breaking the law by charging 

differently for the two areas. 

He, in his letter, cited RCW 

35.92.010, which states, in part: “In 

classifying customers … the city 

or town governing body may in its 

discretion consider any or all of the 

following factors: The difference 

in cost of service to the various 

customers; location of the various 

customers within and without the 

city or town …” 

Mayor Snow told Wilder that 

the town would look at his service 

request for his Yucca property and 

respond by letter. 

The first three are team events, 

and their times are accumulated 

with the best time winning special 

belt buckles. In the saddle bronc 

riding, competitors will use normal 

working saddles. 

The ranch rodeos have been put 

on by a Tonasket cowboy, and this 

year officials are trying to create a 

circuit where teams can compete 

in a variety of communities. 

“Teams can be made up of families 

that have ranches, or mixed 

groups including children,” Egbert 

stated. 

“We would like to get 20 teams 

competing in our local ranch rodeo 

events,” Egbert noted. 

Case in point 

Michael Williams cleans a sink at The Star newspaper, where he works two hours a week under supervision provided through 

a state program. The State Senate passed Senate Bill 6384 last week, a measure that would help people with disabilities find 

and retain jobs. Sen. Linda y Evans Parlette’s proposal would reinforce Washington’s employment-first policy for people with 

disabilities. The measure is now before the House of Representatives. — Scott Hunter photo 

Reclamation awards 

contract to 

modernize elevators 

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.5 million contract to modernize 

two existing passenger/freight elevators in the Third Power Plant 

at Grand Coulee Dam. 

Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation, Spokane Valley, Wash., was 

awarded the contract on Feb. 1. The contract was announced Tuesday. 

Work involves modernizing the two existing elevators. 

“This upgrade will ensure the safety of our employees while also 

keeping vital equipment in premium working order during the Third 

Powerplant Overhaul Project,” said Mark Jenson, Grand Coulee Project 

manager. 

The refurbishment also includes providing new or upgraded lighting, 

power receptacles and communication systems, as well as fire detection 

and alarm system components. 

Work is expected to start in May, and be completed by January, 

2013. 

Does your green thumb 

have an itchy trigger finger? 

Jump start your garden with our great selection 

of Heirloom, Asian, and Old World vegetables 

and herbs seeds from Renee’s Garden. 

Another Funzee’s exclusive! 

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Open Tues. - Sat. 

B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 

Construction of Grand Coulee 

replacement transmission line 

Open House Meeting 

At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration recently 

started construction on the Grand Coulee transmission line replacement project. The 

500-kilovolt line transfers power from Grand Coulee dam; across the Columbia River, over the 

Visitor Center area and then uphill to existing transmission lines that transfer power from this 

area into the regional power grid. 

You are invited to an open house-style public meeting to learn about construction activities, 

meet with the construction contractors, Bureau of Reclamation and BPA staff. There will not 

be a formal presentation. Please drop in any time between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 

Thursday, February 16, 2012 

4:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

Coulee Dam Town Hall 

300 Lincoln Avenue 

Coulee Dam, WA 99116 

Information about the environmental review process and decision to build the project is 

available at www.bpa.gov/go/coulee. If you have questions about this project or need 

Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations, please call toll-free 800-622-4519. 

Karaoke 

contest 

proposed 

by Scott Hunter 

Coulee Area Park and Recreation 

District commissioners 

heard a proposal to use North 

Dam Park as a venue for a regional 

karaoke contest this summer. 

Electric City Mayor Jerry 

Sands proposed a contest over 

three monthly events, culminating 

in a Sept. 1 grand finale with 

cash prizes awarded in a “Coulee 

Idol” contest. 

“I’m for pursuing it,” CAPRD 

Chairman Phil Hansen said. 

The commissioners agreed, voting 

to “look into it.” 

In other business, commissioners 

discussed a timeline for determing 

a contractor to maintain 

North Dam Park this summer. A 

public notice of a request of proposals 

will be published in The 

Star next week. A contract should 

be awarded by April 13. 

Center Continued 

from 

front page 

continue the exploration of a center 

that could include an aquatic 

center, exercise area, meeting 

space, child care and more. 

Announcing the engagement of 

the consultant, Coulee Area Park 

and Recreation District Chairman 

Phil Hansen told district 

commissioners Monday that he 

would invite them all to take part 

in the effort. 

Eastern Star’s Shrove Tuesday 

PANCAKE SUPPER 

Tuesday, Feb. 21 • 5-7 p.m. 

$7.00 12 and over • $5 - 5-11 under 5 free 

St. Dunstan’s Church 

Spokane Highway, Grand Coulee 

CMC Cares About… 

OB SERVICES 

Coulee Medical Center has two labor, delivery, and recovery 

rooms. All of our rooms are private occupancy, with private 

bathrooms and 

showers. Our labor, 

delivery and recovery 

rooms (LDR) are 

generously sized with a 

day bed for the support 

person. Each room offers 

a walk-in shower and 

bench for hygiene or 

water relaxation while in 

labor. 

Care services are offered 

by Dr. Chaffee, 

MD, and Dr. Castrodale, MD (who has completed a fellowship in high 

risk obstetrics), and Dawn Lovelace, Certifi ed Nurse Midwife, each 

of whom deliver their 

own patients. Our 

facility is one of the 

few rural hospitals remaining 

in Washington 

who offer vaginal 

births after cesarean 

(VBAC’s) to those 

patients who qualify. 

Our clinic and hospital 

are combined 

into one building 

for convenient care. 

While in the hospital 

you will be cared for by one of our six OB nurses, each of whom 

have no less than fi ve years of experience in obstetrics, and three are 

Lactation Educators. We have two nurse anesthetists on staff available 

24/7 to offer pain control while in labor or anesthesia for an emergent 

delivery. 

We also offer childbirth and newborn care classes to help prepare 

mothers and their support person for the labor and birth of their baby. 

While having your 20-week ultrasound, our technician will copy 

photos of your baby to a DVD so that you may share your baby’s photos 

and ultrasound with family and friends. This is done free of charge! 

Come and enjoy the S.M.I.L.E at Coulee Medical Center Obstetrics! 

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We Care For You

The STar • FeBrUarY 15, 2012 

Letters From Our Readers 

Mayor Snow solves water problem - leeks! 

A number of months ago I 

requested water service for the 

home I’m building on Yucca Drive 

in Coulee Dam. I requested the 

same level of service as enjoyed 

by the town’s folks that live on the 

west side of the river. I received no 

answer, so a few weeks ago I made 

the request again, this time more 

officially - registered mail, return 

receipt, and such. The envelope 

looked very important and impressive 

… and it worked! The town 

clerk and Quincy Snow, decided 

that the council should resolve 

the matter; in the end, they didn’t, 

but I left with a promise that they 

would sometime “soon.” 

The discussion was lively; some 

of the council members had productive 

input and well thoughtthrough 

comments. One of the 

councilmen did say he actually 

talked with some of the people 

that pay extra for irrigation water 

on the reservation and, “they don’t 

mind at all,” so what’s the fuss 

over? Some questioned my analysis 

and facts, and one informed me 

that I was dead wrong about them 

(the west-side customers) because 

they have to pay a surcharge for 

irrigation water in the summer. 

“What!” I said in a surprised tone. 

Glancing towards the town clerk, 

he said in a compliant tone, “Riiiight?” 

The clerk responded: “Well,” 

she almost whispered, “we haven’t 

charged that fee in years.” 

So, you gotta wonder - here we 

have a councilmember, living on 

the west side of town, either thinking 

he’s still paying an irrigation 

surcharge or trying to prove that 

he graduated from the “blue smoke 

and mirrors program” the mayor 

teaches. 

One west side resident was 

there and she was certain that the 

town actually voted to let those 

folks on the west side get free 

unmetered water (parenthetically, 

at the expense of those families on 

the other side of the river). “Well, 

some of us voted,” she said. Then, 

as the discussion moved on, it became, 

instead of a real vote; “there 

was a show of hands” and I needed 

to understand that “the place was 

packed out.” I think that usually 

means 20 or so out of 1,100 of us. 

And I wonder what side of the 

river most of them were from? 

And then, in the middle of this 

cluster of political posturing, when 

I really thought nothing could 

explain the reason why it is that 

some families living east of the 

river pay more for their water in 

the summer, the mayor proclaimed 

in a loud voice, “LEAKS!” “It’s 

leaks…” Silence fell … the room 

was struck numb by the obvious 

brilliance of the proclamation. 

Now I thought about that. I was 

confused … dumbfounded actually, 

by my own myopia. Why didn’t I 

Hospital not immediately threatened, 

but community support sought 

While we appreciate the coverage 

of our recent presentation to 

the Chamber of Commerce on the 

legislation that could adversely affect 

the financial well-being of our 

hospital, we feel it appropriate to 

respond to those in our community 

who have expressed concerns that 

closure of the hospital is imminent. 

Recently, House Bill 2130 was introduced 

into the legislature but 

no action has been taken to date. 

Therefore, we are in no immediate 

danger of the hospital closing. 

The point of our presentation 

was to ask for our community’s 

support in contacting legislators 

and letting them know that enacting 

House Bill 2130 would have 

devastating financial effects on 

our hospital and therefore on the 

community. It has been our experience 

that our legislators have been 

very responsive to members of our 

community and so we ask that the 

community continue to advocate 

on behalf of our local public hospitals 

to assure continued access 

Meals program funding includes donations 

Grand Coulee Dam Senior Nutrition 

Program is a program funded 

primarily by Aging and Adult 

Care of Central Washington. 

Two senior center sites are included 

in this program. They are 

Grand Coulee Senior Center and 

Coulee City Senior Center. Both 

sites provide meals for seniors, 

either in the senior centers (congregate) 

or home delivery (Meals 

on Wheels). Grand Coulee serves 

breakfast on Monday and Friday, 

supper on Tuesday, Wednesday 

Changes coming 

to our news delivery 

By Feb. 19, The Star’s online readers fill find a new 

website with better features and a cleaner interface 

with bigger photos and easier ways to get around 

the site. 

A month later, full access to the site will require 

a subscription. 

Stories will all be available online, as opposed to 

just most newspaper stories now. And online readers 

will discover new features we haven’t been able 

to smoothly integrate into the old site. I’ll spare you 

the technical details, but the new site will allow us 

to better integrate experience-completing features, 

such as publishing documents referred to in a story, or 

embedding video we, or you, take and place online. 

The Star has provide online news since 1997. Since 

then, we’ve followed closely and been fully embroiled 

in the international debate in journalism and Internet 

circles about whether requiring payment for access 

is good or bad for an online publication. The tide has 

and Thursday. Coulee City serves 

lunch Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

and Friday. 

The suggested donation for 

seniors 60 and older is $3.25 per 

meal. The required donation for 

folks that are 59 and younger is 

$6.50 per meal. 

Our funding received by AAC- 

CW is set in a budget that also includes 

fund raising and donations. 

A requirement for the program is 

to raise funds from government 

entities, city councils, business 

Thanks for the support 

To the many members of our community, the Grand Coulee Dam 

Lions Club thanks you for your support with donations and attendance 

to the Valentine’s breakfast. Your support provides many services to 

our community. 

O P I N I O N 

ebbed and flowed on the issue, but it’s now turning 

toward “paywalls” for some publications, especially 

those that offer unique content. 

The Star does. Most of the stories we print, readers 

won’t find anywhere else, because no one covers a 

hometown like the hometown paper, and web site. 

Our goal is to make the two media complement one 

another, so both are highly valued by our readers. In 

coming weeks, we’ll add a third option: an “e-paper” 

edition. That’s a digital copy of the complete printed 

newspaper accessible online, which looks just like the 

newspaper but gets delivered much faster. 

In an age when doing more with less, and faster, 

seems to be the order of the day, we’re doing our best 

to keep up. The result will be a better news product 

for our community. 

Dick Riehl 

fund raising raffle chairman 

Scott Hunter 

editor and publisher 

see that? It’s not about water-rate 

discrimination at all. It’s all about 

geography; everybody knows 

that as you go east you get leaks! 

Some families on the reservation 

(about 75 of them) actually get 

those pesky leaks every summer 

and then as the season shifts to 

fall, the leaks just magically stop. 

I suppose they have migrated yet 

further east… towards Spokane 

maybe. 

Then I start to think that 

maybe, just maybe, Mayor Snow 

wasn’t talking about “leaks” at 

all, he was actually talking about 

“leeks.” That wonderful vegetable 

related to elephant garlic, onions, 

and such. “Leeks” take a whole lota 

water to grow and I’m sure almost 

every family has a plot of them in 

their east-side gardens. No one on 

the west side grows them because 

it’s too shady, I think. So that’s 

something we need to think about 

… maybe a public hearing to start 

the ball rolling on a “ban leeks 

movement!” Before we know it … 

problem solved. But I’ll miss that 

tasty Bacon, Leek & Tomato Spaghetti 

Sauce that I learned how 

to make by watching the Rachael 

Ray cooking show! 

So, is it leaks? Leeks? Or just 

more Snow? 

Greg Wilder 

to healthcare for all citizens of our 

state and our local community. 

We appreciate the letters and 

calls of support from our community 

partners to our legislators and 

we ask for that same support as we 

work with our law makers to find 

appropriate solutions to reducing 

the cost of healthcare while improving 

quality and access. 

J. Scott Graham 

Chief Executive Officer 

Coulee Medical Center 

owners and individuals. We must 

solicit funds to be a success for our 

participating seniors that are not 

able to contribute. 

Without our communities support 

the Senior Meals Program 

could not exist. All donations and 

contributions are greatly appreciated. 

Myrna M. Schryvers 

Program Director 

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Ten Years Ago 

All of the details have beeen arranged 

for the first “Balde” Eagle 

Festival, which will take place this 

Saturday. 

Fixing the hillside below Coulee 

Community Hospital cost the city 

of Grand Coulee at least $120,933 

more than originally expected. 

Eric and Misty Braaten of Electric 

City are the proud parents 

of Logan Briggs “Deuce” Braaten 

born 02/02/02 at Coulee Community 

Hospital. He weighed 9 lbs., 2 

oz. and was 21-1/2 inches in length 

at birth. 

The Raider boys’ basketball 

team will open District 6 Tournament 

action in Chelan Thursday 

against Liberty Bell. 

The Raider wrestling squad will 

take seven to state. They include 

Shanne Innes, Shane Proctor, 

Kerry Green, John Carson, Tyson 

Marchand, Jason Beagle and Bronson 

Kiser. 

Twenty Years Ago 

On a Valentine’s day profile, 

Bart Sarzynski and his wife Cora 

were highlighted about their pen- 

Guest 

Column 

Grant Smith 

Coulee Recollections 

pal relationship turning into love, 

when they corresponded from Coulee 

Dam to the Philippines. 

Nearing the end of his five-year 

contract with the Colville Tribal 

Enterprises Corps, Bill Butts is 

leaving the company he helped 

build. 

Steve and Cheryl Chapman of 

Grand Coulee are proud to announce 

the birth of their daughter 

Stephanee Lynn born Feb. 2, at 

7:53 p.m. at the Deaconess Medical 

Center in Spokane. 

The Lady Raiders basketball 

team, ranked seventh, upset the 

number one ranked Omak Pioneers 

48-37 last Friday Night. 

Thirty Years Ago 

A large devastating fire destroyed 

Bird’s Recycling Service 

building early Sunday evening. 

The Lake Roosevelt Raiders 

ventured into dangerous Okanogan 

County to play the young 

Oroville Hornets and escaped with 

a thrilling 66-65 win. 

The Raider girls are now tied 

for first place in the Caribou Trail 

League after losing to the Okanogan 

Bulldogs 56-54. Shanee 

Page 3 

The European reaction to fukushima 

Energy policy in the United States is more a political 

game than a serious public discussion. The 

newest incarnation of energy policy-by-advertisingcampaigns 

is the Clean Energy Standard, supported 

by the President and various members of Congress. 

You really have to suspend reality once you head 

down the CES route. The premise is that we need 

all energy technologies to meet our electric demand, 

regardless of risk to the public 

pocketbook or to the public health. 

It includes the oxymoron of clean 

coal and cheap, safe nuclear power. 

There is simply no way that coal 

and nuclear power can deliver a 

sustainable economy or a healthy 

population. 

While US policymakers chase 

after the politically expedient CES, 

the European Union, the largest 

economy in the world, has been 

seriously working towards a sustainable electric 

grid. The EU adopted a resolution that by 2020 all 

new buildings have to be zero energy buildings (i.e. 

use as much energy as they generate). It has also set 

specific targets for renewable energy. The European 

Parliament recognized in 2007 the “Third Industrial 

Revolution” (the confluence of telecommunications 

technology, renewable technology, and energy efficiency) 

as “the long-term economic vision and road 

map for the European Union.” (Rifkin, 2011) This is 

not to say that there are no differences of opinion 

among European governments, but US policymakers, 

all from the same country, can’t even agree what day 

it is. And there is no serious public discourse on how 

to move forward. 

Fukushima and Chernobyl proved two things. 

Nuclear power can never be “safe”, and one accident 

can have worldwide negative and lasting impacts. 

That is, nuclear fallout from meltdowns does not stop 

at the border. 

Despite general agreement of a strategic approach 

to energy policy, the reaction of European governments 

to the nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima is 

varied, ranging from decisively moving away from 

nuclear power altogether to ensuring the safety of 

existing plants while adhering to current plans for 

expansion or holding steady. The public, however, is 

not consistently in agreement with governments that 

support nuclear power. 

A decisive blow came to the nuclear industry when 

the conservative Merkel government in Germany, the 

EU’s strongest economy, announced the phase-out of 

nuclear power within a decade. Merkel’s decision was, 

in part, influenced by an ethics commission that was 

formed after Fukushima. The commission noted that 

the phase-out of nuclear power presented an opportunity 

for the economy by growing the renewables and 

efficiency sector. Other contributing factors appear to 

have been massive demonstrations against nuclear 

power and the Chancellor’s party losing in regional 

elections in the aftermath of Fukushima. The Merkel 

government had weakened the previous government’s 

attempt to phase out nuclear power. Siemens, a German 

company, also announced it would withdrawal 

from nuclear investment. 

Switzerland and Italy were the other two European 

countries to react strategically against nuclear 

power in the wake of Fukushima. Italy has been 

toying with restarting nuclear 

power for some time. However, 

a national referendum in June 

put an end to those aspirations. 

94% of Italians shot down the 

government’s plans for new construction. 

Switzerland stopped 

the licensing process for three 

new reactors and announced 

plans to phase out nuclear 

power by 2034. 

The non-nuclear countries 

of Austria, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, 

Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal issued a declaration 

in May calling for stringent safety measures at 

nuclear power plants now and transitioning from both 

nuclear power and fossil fuels. The declaration found 

that nuclear power is incompatible with sustainable 

development and with effectively addressing climate 

change. 

The governments of France and England remain 

staunch supporters of nuclear power. The British 

government issued its “Final Fukushima Report” in 

October 2011 stating that there’s no reason to temporarily 

shut down any plants for safety reasons. The 

government is looking at a few sites for new construction. 

President Sarkozy views a nuclear phase-out as 

impossible. However, 51% of French citizens, according 

to a June poll, want nuclear power phased out 

within 25 to 30 years and 19% want a rapid phase out. 

A majority of the English are somewhat or strongly 

opposed to nuclear power as well. An international 

poll taken in June shows 51% in the UK against 

nuclear power. According to the same survey, 86% 

of the French and 80% of the English do not view 

nuclear power as a viable long term option. 

The Fukushima incident has sparked a debate. The 

tenor of the debate in Europe is more towards the 

do-we-really-want-nuclear-power than the how-do-we 

make-this-work end of the spectrum. Some countries 

continue to hitch their energy futures to the nuclear 

bandwagon. However many countries including the 

EU’s strongest economy have made a decisive move 

away from nuclear power. Public opinion is shifting in 

opposition and there is little to no support for nuclear 

power as a long-term option. 

---------------------- 

Grant Smith is a senior energy policy analyst to the 

Civil Society Institute and former executive director 

of the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, where he 

worked for 29 years. 

Haugen led the Raiders with 20 

points. 

Forty Years Ago 

Gary Haag, son of Mr. and Mrs. 

LeRoy Haag, Electric City has 

enlisted in the Navy. He left Jan. 

20, 1972, for San Diego, Calif., 

where he will receive his boot camp 

training. 

Four LRHS students chosen as 

Outstanding Teenagers of America 

are Gary Jackson, Roy Hood, 

Jeanie McKay and Sandra Olson. 

Fifty Years Ago 

The Green Hut Cafe, a landmark 

of the Grand Coulee Dam 

area on the west shore of the Columbia 

River below Grand Coulee 

Dam was gutted by fire Monday 

morning. Fire departments from 

Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and 

Okanogan County Fire District 

answered the call and managed to 

contain the conflagration in about 

two hours. 

Ray Rice of the Rex area is 

home during the semester break 

at Washington State University 

at Pullman.

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Jamie Marie Breckenridge, 

42, was born in Corona, Calif., on 

September 15, 1969, the 

daughter of Paul and Carol 

Landers and passed away 

in Grand Coulee, Washington. 

Always outgoing, 

Jamie loved hanging out 

and having fun with family 

and friends, Jamie 

was very spontaneous; 

you never knew what she 

would do next. As a child, 

Jamie enjoyed her horses, 

and throughout her life there was 

almost always a pampered dog 

or cat in her home. Jamie loved 

the out of doors, whether at the 

William (Bud) Lee Hertenstein 

Sr., entered into rest unexpectedly 

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. He 

was born March 1, 1930, in Rush 

City, Minn., the youngest 

child of 16 born to John 

and Agnes Hertenstein. 

His father passed away 

suddenly after suffering a 

stroke when Bill was two 

years old. Bill spent his 

early years in Minnesota 

on the family farm and 

fishing from the banks 

of Rush Lake and Rush 

Creek. When he was a 

young man he moved to Othello, 

Wash., to work on the Columbia 

Basin Irrigation Project. Bill later 

moved to Grand Coulee to work for 

the Bureau of Reclamation at the 

start of construction of the third 

powerhouse. He soon met and 

courted Patricia Van Horn and 

they were married June 8, 1961, 

and together were blessed with 

four children: Betty, Terri, Bill Jr., 

and Randy. They divorced in 1973. 

Bill continued work at Grand Coulee 

Dam as a sand blaster until he 

retired in 1985. In his early retirement 

years he loved woodworking 

M a r g a r e t M a r y 

Harmon passed away 

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 

2012, in Lake Havasu 

City, Ariz. She was born 

to Ludwig and Anna 

(Bieker) Berning on 

September 3, 1927, in 

Topeka, Kan., into a 

family of 11. 

Margaret worked 

as a seamstress most 

of her adult life which 

she loved doing. She 

Brother and son Anthony (Tony) 

Fancher, age 50, of Wilbur, 

went on to his next 

journey passing away of 

heart failure peacefully 

surrounded by his family 

on Saturday, Jan. 14, 

2012, at Sacred Heart 

Medical Center in Spokane. 

Tony was born to Bobby 

D. Fancher (deceased) 

and Virginia (Fancher) 

“Grandma Alyce” R. Williams, 

86, born in Plains Center, S.D., on 

February 2, 1926, to Eugene 

and Julia (Busch) 

Highrock, passed away 

surrounded by her family 

in Spokane, Wash. 

,on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 

2012. Grandma Alyce 

was proud of her 

heritage as a member 

of the Yankton Sioux 

Nation, sharing her 

ancestors’ songs and 

dances with her children. 

Her greatest love 

was spending time with 

family, not just her own, but the 

many-many others whom she 

welcomed with open arms and who 

also called her “Grandma”. Next to 

Long time area resident Thelma 

Thurston died February 5 of agerelated 

causes in Eugene, Ore. 

She was 94 years old. 

Thelma was born on 

December 3, 1917, in 

Delrio, Wash., to Garnet 

and Wesley Rinker. 

She grew up on the 

family ranch, becoming 

a fearless and skilled 

horsewoman. With 

her uncle Sam Rinker’s 

encouragement, Thelma 

often jockeyed his 

horses in local races. 

She graduated from 

Wenatchee High School in 1935 

and then went on to Spokane to 

graduate from Morris School of 

Beauty and Culture in 1936. She 

worked as a beautician before 

marrying Bob Pendell on August 

16, 1937. 

Bob and Thelma made their 

home in the Rex area where they 

Obituaries 

Jamie Marie Breckenridge 

beach or hiking through the hills 

and could never pass by a junk 

or-antique shop without 

stopping and looking for 

a hidden treasure. 

Jamie is survived by 

her two sons Lucas and 

Travis Hackett; mother 

Carol Estrada; step-father 

Ray Estrada; grandmother 

Doris Landers; brothers: 

Paul Landers (Sonja), Aric 

Landers (Jeralyn) and 

Raymond Estrada; nieces 

and nephews: Kaylee, Karlee and 

Emery Landers, Trevor and Ryder 

Estrada and great-nephew Kaden 

Galliher. 

William (Bud) Lee Hertenstein Sr. 

in his shop. He produced unique 

handcrafted wood furniture which 

he passed down to his grandchildren. 

He built many of his famous 

“birdhouses” and “fence 

whirlybirds” for all his 

family and friends. 

In 1988 he met Beverly 

Merlak at a church function. 

They were married 

July 15, 1989. Their union 

lasted eight years until 

Bev’s sudden passing in 

1997. After that, Bill continued 

to reside in Coulee 

City where he pursued his 

life-long passion of fishing, gardening 

and camping. He so looked 

forward to the times he could be 

downriver or on the lakes with his 

family and friends teaching them 

his skills that made him known 

as “The Fish Whisperer”. All his 

life he loved to garden and passed 

that passion down to his children 

and grandchildren along the way. 

Then camping – Bill would start 

planning the next camping trip 

while he was on one! He would 

always be there making his famous 

camp coffee and preparing “the 

potatoes”! 

Margaret Mary Harmon 

collected mini shadow 

boxes, and loved making 

doll houses. Margaret’s 

favorite color was red; 

she enjoyed watching 

hummingbirds, doing 

word search puzzles 

and taking pictures. 

Margaret leaves behind 

her beloved family, 

two daughters, Yvonne 

Schmidt and Christine 

Chapman of Grand 

Anthony (Tony) Fancher 

Canterbury on June 13, 1961. Tony 

graduated from Lake 

Roosevelt High School 

1979 and Bates Technical 

College, Tacoma, Wash., 

in 2000. 

Tony struggled with 

various heart problems 

for many years but he 

never complained and 

always kept a great sense 

of humor. Tony enjoyed 

football, spending time 

“Grandma Alyce” R. Williams 

family gatherings, Alyce l-o-v-e-d 

BINGO, enjoyed doing beautiful 

cross-stitch, sewing, 

crossword puzzles, finda-word 

puzzles, being 

in the out-of-doors taking 

care of her flowers 

– especially tulips, and 

camping but, would not 

leave the house until 

she had finished watching 

“The Young and the 

Restless”. 

Preceded in death 

by her husband Kenneth 

Williams, Alyce’s 

legacy lives on through 

her daughters: LuAnne Hulett 

(and Harold Crate) of Keller, Mary 

Highrock of Lakewood, Wash., and 

Caroll Olinger (and Richard) of 

Thelma Leota Thurston 

raised wheat and cattle. They 

had two daughters, Nichol and 

Monica. Bob Pendell died October 

26, 1973. 

Thelma married Bill 

Thurston on January 

24, 1975 and moved 

from her ranch to 

Grand Coulee. She became 

a step-mother to 

Linda Wilson, Barbara 

Peter, Janelle Higgins, 

and Chuck Thurston. 

Thelma quickly adjusted 

to the “town life”, 

but kept up her passion 

for gardening and the 

outdoors. She loved the company 

of friends and family. Anyone who 

came to her door was welcomed to 

stay for a meal. Thelma and Bill 

did a lot of traveling, first in their 

camper, then becoming Snowbirds 

and spending the winters in Yuma, 

Ariz. Bill passed away July 12, 

2002. 

She was predeceased by her dad 

Paul Landers, grandma Marilyn 

Barker, grandpa Bert Landers and 

niece Tayler Starr Landers. 

A celebration of Jamie’s life 

will be held at Faith Community 

Church in Electric City, Washington 

on Saturday Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. 

Cremation has taken place. 

Her family requests that donations 

be made to an account which 

has been setup in Jamie’s memory 

at NCNB with all funds being contributed 

to help fight school-age 

drug use. Make checks payable 

to NCNB. Strate Funeral Home 

of Grand Coulee is honored to be 

serving Jamie’s family. 

Bill is survived by one brother, 

Johnnie of Deer Park, Wash.; 

children: Betty (Brad) Skjerva 

of Richland; Terri(Don) Bowman 

of West Richland, Bill (Gena) 

Hertenstein Jr. of Benton City, and 

Randy (Desi) Hertenstein of Grand 

Coulee; grandchildren: Andrew, 

Kristopher, Whitney, Chelsea, 

Chad, Kyle, Lindsey, Johnathon 

and Christina, as well as a large 

extended family. 

He was preceded in death by his 

parents, 14 brothers and sisters 

and his last wife Bev. 

A memorial service will be held 

Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at the 

Grand Coulee Seventh-day Adventist 

Church, corner of Continental 

Heights and Young St. A reception 

is to follow the service at the Grand 

Coulee Senior Center. 

John 3:16 – For God so loved the 

world the he gave his only begotten 

son that whosoever believeth 

in him shall not perish but have 

everlasting life. 

In lieu of flowers, please make 

any donations in Bill’s name to 

the Grand Coulee Seventh-day 

Adventist Church. 

Coulee; five grandchildren and 

three great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents, her husband 

Harold,brothers, sisters, two children, 

Ronald Allan and Carol Ann 

and two grandchildren. 

Thoughts and condolences may 

be submitted to the family at www. 

lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements 

were placed under the 

care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home 

& Crematory. 

with family and his time spent 

working at the Coulee Dam Casino. 

He is now free of his struggle. 

Tony is survived by his mother 

Virginia Canterbury of Wilbur, 

sister Tana (Fancher) McGuire 

(Terry Pemberton) of Yelm; brothers: 

Troy Fancher of Davenport, 

Wash., and Todd Fancher (Jennifer 

Reese) of Grand Coulee; nieces 

Kobi Fancher and Tori Fancher 

both of Spokane. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.; 12 grandchildren, 

13 great-grandchildren, numerous 

nephews and nieces and her fourlegged 

babies: Zeke, Moppett and 

Baby Girl. 

Alyce’s family also wishes to 

recognize all of her friends in 

Keller and her “Bingo Buddies” 

and thank them for bringing so 

much joy to Alyce’s life. 

A visitation was held from 3-5 

p.m., on Friday Feb. 10, 2012, at 

Strate Funeral Home in Grand 

Coulee. A celebration of Grandma 

Alyce’s life was held at 10 a.m., on 

Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Keller 

Community Center in Keller, 

with burial at San Poil Indian 

Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home 

of Grand Coulee, is honored to be 

assisting Alyce’s family. 

In October 2006, Thelma moved 

to Eugene, Ore., to be near her 

daughter. She made the transition 

from her lifetime home with 

courage and determination and 

quickly made new friends in her 

retirement facility. As Thelma’s 

health failed, she faced her frailties 

with cheerfulness and grace. 

She was dear to the hearts of all 

who knew her and will be sorely 

missed. 

Thelma lost her daughter, 

Monica, to cancer in 1992. She is 

survived by Nichol and husband 

Mark Rauch in Eugene; brother, 

Willard and sister-in-law, Sharon 

Rinker in Grand Coulee; grandson, 

Jared O’Neal and wife Elizabeth; 

and her two great-grandchildren, 

Tristan and Kyla in Gig Harbor, 

Wash. 

A memorial service will be held 

at a future date. 

Almost perfect 

Grahams 

have a boy 

Adrienne and Russell Graham 

of Wilbur are proud to announce 

the birth of their son Russell Dean 

Graham Jr., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, 

at Coulee Medical Center in Grand 

Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz., 

and was 20-1/2 inches in length 

at birth. 

Siblings include Zac, Arianna, 

Thomas and Shirlee. 

Meetings & 

Notices 

Ch a m b e r to me e t 

The Chamber of Commerce will 

meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 16 

at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. On 

the agenda is Stephan Newbury of 

Tri-Freaks who will do an update 

on the Over The Dam Run and 

Triathlon. 

CmC Gu i l d to me e t 

The Coulee Medical Center 

Guild will hold its regular meeting 

on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. at the Melody Restaurant 

in Coulee Dam. 

GCd li o n s to me e t 

The Grand Coulee Dam Lions 

Club will hold its next meeting 

Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. at the 

Melody Restaurant. 

Fr e e ta x he l p at se n i o r s 

Income tax time is here!! Free 

tax preparation is once again being 

offiered at the senior center in 

Grand Coulee every Tuesday from 

yesterday Feb. 14 through April 10 

from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Volunteers trained in cooperation 

with the IRS will offer free 

help to taxpayers with low to 

middle incomes in preparing their 

federal income taxes. Special attention 

is given to those 60 and 

older. Free e-filing is also available. 

Fr e e pi n oC h i l e at t h e 

se n i o r s 

Free pinochle is offered at 

the Grand Coulee Senior Center 

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

beginning at 1 p.m. 

24 Hours 

That Changed 

the World 

The United Methodist Congregation 

invites you to join them for a 

soup supper & DVD Lenten study of 

the final day in the life 

of Jesus Christ. 

Walk with Adam Hamilton 

in Jesus’ footsteps on the final day. 

When: Wednesday’s @ 6pm 

February 22 – March 28, 2012 

At the United Methodist Church 

405 Center St. Grand Coulee 

Contact Pastor Tom @ 633-3267 

for copy of the book. 

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 

Welcomes you 

Everyone’s invited. 

Pastor Adrian Harris 

2 miles east of Hwy 155 on Hwy 174 

Sunday School .............................. 9:30 a.m. 

Sunday Worship .......................... 10:45 a.m. 

Church office 633-2186 

Church Website: www.grandcouleenaz.com 

COULEE DAM 

COMMUNITY CHURCH 

PRESBYTERIAN (U.S.A.) 

Offers You a Warm Welcome! 

PASTOR KEVIN LIND 

. 

Sunday School (for all ages) ............. 9:30 a.m. 

Worship Service ...............................11:00 a.m. 

Fellowship................................................Noon. 

Youth Group 5th - 12th Grade ............. Wed., 5 p.m. 

Kids’ Club Preschool - 4th Grade .......... Wed., 6 p.m. 

509 Central Drive, Coulee Dam 

Church: 633-1790 

www.couleedamchurch.org 

FAITH COMMUNITY 

A Foursquare Church 

PASTOR STEVE ARCHER 

NOW MEETING IN OUR NEW BUILDING 

16 Grand, Electric City 

Sunday Morning Service: ......................10 a.m. 

KIDS’s CHurch and Nursery 

Call the Church Office 633-1244 to find out 

about other regular scheduled meetings. 

Come Worship The Lord! 


Bob Warter, left and Eric Stensgar, right, were awarded trophies from the United States Bowling Congress for 11 strikes in 

a row during Thursday Mixup League at Riverview Lanes. Warter had 11 strikes in a row and seven pins in the last frame 

for a 297 on Jan. 5. Eric Stensgar spared in the first, and finished out with 11 for a score of 290 on Dec. 29. Jack Barnard, 

president of the league, presented the trophies. — Gwen Hilson photo 

It’s a girl for the Holts 

Johnny and Brittany Holt of Coulee Dam are proud to announce the 

birth of their daughter Charisma Carmen Holt. She was born Sunday, 

Feb. 5, 2012, at the Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 

7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. She joins a sibling 

Cadence, 2-1/2, at home. 

Grandparents include Edward Reichenbach of Wilbur and Arnie and 

Carmen Holt of Coulee Dam. 

Coming March 23-24 

at Coulee Dam Community Church 

A 1 ½ day Marriage Conference 

Fri., March 23 

6-8:30 p.m. 

Sat., March 24 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (lunch included) 

Cost: $40 per couple 

To register or for more information 

call 633-1790 

BANKS LAKE BIBLE CHURCH 

25 School Avenue, Electric City, 633-0670 

Affiliated with I.F.C.A./N.I.C.E. 

Pastor Bill Williams 

Everyone Welcome! 

Sunday School, all ages ............ 9:30 a.m. 

Coffee Fellowship .................... 10:30 a.m. 

Morning Worship ..................... 10:45 a.m. 

Evening Worship ....................... 6:00 p.m. 

Prayer ............................ Wed., 11:00 a.m. 

Bible Study ............................. Wed., noon 

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 

Welcomes You for Worship & Praise 

103 Continental Heights, Grand Coulee 

Church (509) 633-3030 

Pastor Mel Pond (509) 775-8129 

Saturday Bible Study ............................ 9:30 a.m. 

Children’s Bible Story Time ................ 10:00 a.m. 

Saturday Worship Service ...................11:00 a.m. 

All Church Fellowship ......................... 12:30 p.m. 

Midweek Bible Study Wednesday ............ 6 p.m. 

UNITED METHODIST 

Modeling our ministry after the New Testament 

405 Center St., Grand Coulee 

Monty Fields/Tom & Elizabeth Poplawski 

Certified Lay Ministers 

EVERYONE WELCOME! 

Church Office 633-0980 

Worship Service ............................... 10:00 a.m 

Thursday Bible Study ........................ 1:30 p.m. 

Join us every 3rd Sunday for brunch 

and fellowship following worship service. 

ZION LUTHERAN 

PASTOR SHAWN NEIDER 

348 Mead Street, Grand Coulee 

Church 633-2566 

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Raiders finish unbeaten in league play 

Made district 

winner bracket 

Monday 

by John R. McNeil II 

The Raiders finished last week 

hot on a 13-game winning streak, 

finishing 12-0 in 

Central Washington 

North play. 

T h e w e e k 

started at Oroville 

on Tuesday 

w i t h a 7 4 - 5 3 

win. 

Finding themselves 

down 38- 

21 at the half, the 

Hornets attempted 

a fourth-quarter 

comeback, tying 

the Raiders 

with 17 points for 

the quarter. 

But it was too 

little, too late to 

beat the Raiders, 

who shot 55 percent from the 

field. 

LR moved on to the Senior Night 

finale against Bridgeport Thursday 

at Gailord Nelson Gym and 

breezed to an 87-24 victory over 

the Mustangs. 

Ty Egbert was out for the start 

of the game, allowing senior Dalton 

Boutain the honors to jump for the 

opening tip off. 

Tyler Garvin started the scoring 

with a steal 

and lay-in, after 

which the game 

settled into a 

back and forth, 

with the Raiders 

getting several 

steals. 

The game at 

the end of the 

first quarter, 

t h o u g h , w a s 

handily in the 

Raiders’ pockets 

with the score 

LR 22, Bridgeport 

9. 

Keith Rosenbaum 

and Lee 

Williams hit for 

three straight three pointers in 

Tyler Garvin 

Lady Raiders hot 

the second period as the Raiders 

pushed the lead out to 30 at halftime, 

LR 46-Bridgeport 16. 

As the Raiders continued to 

pour it in third quarter, Boutain received 

a standing ovation for fighting 

hard with 

the defense and 

sinking a hardwon 

basket. 

W i t h t h e 

score 71-22 at 

the start of the 

f o u r t h , L R ’s 

seniors began 

enjoying themselves, 

trying 

new shots and 

high-flying action 

moves in 

another cruise 

control fourth 

quarter. 

Williams led 

the Raiders in 

scoring with 20 

points. 

The Raiders headed into District 

6 competition Monday as 

the number-one seed and were 

“excited to begin post-season play,” 

entering postseason play 


The Lady Raiders ended the 

regular season on a hot streak 

as they took down Oroville Tuesday, 

Feb. 7, then Bridgeport on 

Thursday. 

Oroville made a second-half 

comeback in their first Raider 

meeting in January when the 

Lady Raiders won 56-50. But last 

Tuesday, LR allowed no chance 

for Hornet comeback, taking into 

halftime a 31-8 lead. 

The Lady Raiders didn’t slack 

off and in the second half, they 

held the Hornets to only eight 

points per quarter, while scoring 

11 and 14 points in the two remaining 

quarters for 56-24 win. 

The LR girls faced the Fillies of 

Bridgeport at Thursday's Senior 

night game. 

Before the game, Head Coach 

Wallace Pleasants announced the 

league coaches’ picks for the allleague 

teams. Dominique Pleasants 

and Roweena Antone made 

the first team, All Central Washington 

North. Jada Desatuel and 

Hailey Chaney made the second 

team. And All Central Washington 

North. Brianna Monaghan earned 

an honorable mention. 

Coach Pleasants told the girls 

that they should use any disappointment 

in the all-league selections 

as fuel to win the games to 

come to prove the other coaches 

wrong about about their selections. 

The starting lineup for Thursday's 

game included senior Miranda 

Salas in the place of Hailey 

Chaney. Salas went on to have her 

best game of the season scoring six 

points, grabbing needed rebounds, 

and fighting hard for loose balls. 

Senior Kim Barry also saw tremendous 

playing time where she 

played solid defense. 

The Lady Raiders went for an 

early kill and a 20-7 lead at the 

end of the first quarter. 

In the second quarter the Lady 

Raiders were called for a set of 

unnecessary fouls. But the Ladies 

overcame the setbacks and found 

their rhythm. 

Rickyna Sam went on a hot 

streak, hitting three back-to-back 

three-pointers as part of a scoring 

streak that put LR up 48-17 at the 

Kim Barry 

half. The Lady Raiders poured it 

on again after the half, with Dominique 

Pleasants hitting a three 

to close the third with the Ladies 

up 64-19. 

The coach emptied the bench 

in the fourth, as the team experimented 

with different shots and 

offensive moves. Coach Pleasants 

called off the press earlier in the 

second half but had to remind the 

girls in the fourth to back up to half 

court a couple times. 

The final score: LR 75-Bridgeport 

21. 

The Lady Raiders finished the 

regular season 14-6 overall and 

10-2 in league play. 

They entered district play Monday 

as the number-two seed from 

the North, facing number-three 

Entiat (12-8) from the South at 

Eastmont High School, where 

they broke their three-game losing 

streak at LR expense. 

Lake Roosevelt lost to Entiat 

59-48. 

The Lady Raiders head back to 

Eastmont tonight to play Oroville 

at 7 p.m. in a loser-out game. 

If they keep winning, they’ll 

play Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday 

at noon, vying for third or fourth 

in district. 

LR 56-Oroville 24 

Desautel 10, Sam 7, Chaney 2, Fasthorse 

8, McCraigie 3, Pleasants 11, 

Laramie 3, Monaghan 4, Schilling 2, 

Antone 6. 

LR 75-Bridgeport 21 

Desautel 9, Sam 11, Chaney 3, Barry 

2, Fasthorse 9, McCraigie 2, Pleasants 

15, Laramie 4, Salas 6, Monaghan 2, 

Antone 12 

Roweena Antone 

Miranda Salas 

Kramer Carlson 

Head Coach Brad Wilson said. “We 

are focusing on winning the next 

game on our schedule and nothing 

beyond that.” 

LR soundly stomped Kittitas 

(5-7, 7-10) in the opening round 

at Wenatchee 

High School, 

73-36. 

T h e y a r e 

scheduled to 

face Oroville 

there at 5:30 

p.m. tonight. 

If they gain 

another win 

a g a i n s t t h e 

Hornets, they 

will play either 

Brewster 

or White Swan 

for the district 

title on Saturday 

at 5 p.m. at 

Eastmont High 

School in East 

Wenatchee. 

LR 74 - Oroville 53 

Williams 10, Garvin 5, Adkins 11 points 

5 rebounds, Rosenbaum 11 points 

5 steals 8 assists, Black 6, Saxon 2, 

Carlson 11 points 5 rebounds 3 assists, 

Egbert 18 points 15 rebounds. 

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LR 87 - Bridgeport 24 

Williams 20, Garvin 3, Adkins 12, 

Rosenbaum 18, Black 5, Carlson 7, 

LaPlante 6, Egbert 12, Boutain 4. 

Five Raiders move 

on to state meet 


Five Lake Roosevelt wrestlers 

will compete at the state tournament 

this weekend in Tacoma, following 

their performances at the 

regional tournament Saturday. 

At Regionals at Kittitas on 

Saturday, LR finished sixth out 

of 26 teams, with wrestlers Coltin 

Williams, Kodie Horn, Orrin Gross, 

Sean Waters, and Levi Seylor all 

punching their respective tickets to 

Tacoma for WIAA/Dairy Farmers 

of Washington/Les Schwab 1B/2B 

Wrestling Mat Classic XXIV. 

The top five advanced from each 

weight bracket to the Eastern 

Washington B Regional. 

Freshman Colton Williams, 

in his second season wrestling, 

on Saturday overcame a loss to 

Rodelo of Warden to win by injury 

default over Ripley of Oroville and 

win by major decision over Chicklinsky 

of Wilbur-Creston 13-1. He 

took fifth and the final berth to 

state at 120 pounds. 

Kodie Horn had to overcome an 

early loss to last year’s third-place 

finisher Cody Erickson of Liberty 

(Spangle) to beat Alvarrado of 

White Swan, Baumbach of Republic, 

last year’s fourth-place finisher 

Espinoza of Kittitas. Finally, he 

beat MacMillian of Liberty Bell, 

who the week before had defeated 

Horn at the sub-regional event in 

Coulee Dam. 

Horn came away with a thirdplace 

finish at 126. 

Orrin Gross breezed through 

his competition and took home the 

championship at 138. Gross pinned 

Pruneda of Warden and Niezwaag 

of Ritzville in the first round before 

defeating two-time state placer 

Stauffer of Davenport 8-3 in the 

championship match. 

Night Wolf accepted 

to Naval Academy 

Luke Night Wolf has received an appointment to join the United States Naval 

Academy class of 2016 this summer, according to Rich Black, who helped the 

Lake Roosevelt senior tour the academy last year. 

Night Wolf will report to the Navy’s elite school at Annapolis, MD. on 

June 28 to begin “Plebe Summer,” followed by the regular class schedule 

in August. 

“It is a terrific honor to be selected to join one of our military academies,” 

noted Black, a retired Navy captain. 

Black said about 14,000 students apply for entry to each year, for a 

total of 1400 seats. 

“However, for Luke, now the real work will begin,” he said. “And I 

believe that he will succeed!” 

Black said he wanted to thank many in the community who supported 

the effort over the last 18 months to help a local student into 

the academy. 

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Sean Waters finished third at 

170 after twice defeating Camacho 

of Warden (second at state last 

year), and Justin King of Colfax, 

another state participant. 

Levi Seylor moved on to state 

after finishing third at 182. Seylor 

started by beating Nicholas Nanez 

of White Swan 7-2 before dropping 

a tough one to Jerry Reyes 

of Warden 7-3. Seylor bounced 

back, quickly defeating Buck Prib 

of Liberty Bell 3-2. In the placing 

matches Seylor faced Ike Martinez 

of Reardan for third and fourth. 

Seylor came away the victor by 

injury default. 

Other Raiders finished their 

season on Saturday at Kittitas, 

some placing and scoring points for 

Lee Williams 

the team. Oscar Pakootas finished 

eighth at 106 to end a successful 

season. Tim Loch finished seventh 

at 132 after defeating Saul Hinojosa 

of Warden 8-4. 

Alexa Hanway went down to 

Wahluke for the Girls’ Regionals 

and faced extremely hard competition. 

Hanway did not place but has 

had a very good season and will be 

looking to make state next year, 

Head Coach Steve Hood said. 

“We got to where we are at 

through hard work and good wrestling,” 

Hood commented. 

The Raiders will be heading to 

Tacoma Thursday, where matches 

start at 10 a.m. on Friday and 

will continue through to Saturday 

night.

Page 6 

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FOR SALE - GREAT LOCATION 

IN S E WILBUR, CLOSE 

TO WILBUR SCHOOL 

WELL MAINTAINED, SPACIOUS 

3-BEDROOM, 2 1/2 BATH, 2560 SQ. 

FT., ALL BEDROOMS HAVE WALK-IN 

CLOSETS, LARGE KITCHEN WITH 

BEAUTIFUL SOLID ALDER CABINETS, 

LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH RAISED 

CEILING, LARGE DINNING ROOM. 

RUBBED OIL FIXTURES-DOOR KNOB/ 

HINGES, VERY LARGE MSTR BDRM 

W/RETREAT, LARGE BATHROOM W/6’ 

TUB DOUBLE SINKS, LARGE WALK- 

IN CLOSET. LOW E WINDOWS AND 

DOORS. VERY ENERGY EFFICIENT. 

CARRIER 3 1/2 TON HEAT PUMP. 

SPRINKLER SYSTEM READY, 

RECESSED ENTRY WAY WITH 

DORMERS, 4:12 PITCH ROOF. 

32 X 40 THREE STALL GARAGE, 

CLIMATE CONTROLLED HEAT- 

A/C,1500 CFM EXHAUST FAN, CEILING 

FANS, PLUMBED W/HOT WATER, 

FLOOR DRAIN, CUSTOM CABINETS, 

H-D TV W/SOUND SYSTEM, LARGE 

COMPRESSOR AND AIR SYSTEM, 

8X10 ATTACHED TOOL SHED- 

INSULATED AND SHEETED W/POWER 

AND LIGHTING 

16 X 20 TOOL SHED, INSULATED AND 

SHEETED, W/POWER AND LIGHTING. 

LARGE CONCRETE APRON BETWEEN 

SHED AND GARAGE. 

ASSUMABLE LOAN - $239,900 

509-280-9730 

Wanted 

WANTED - Antiques and Collectibles; 

furniture, china, glassware, sporting goods, 

traps, etc. 633-0841. (W6-6-tfc) 

LOOKING TO BUY SCRAP 

Cars - Trucks Farm Equipment 

CASH PAID ALL 

Buying Aluminum 

Jeff’s Towing 

Coulee City 

681-0081 

Will Pick Up 

RVs 

2007 ARCTIC CAT 4-wheeler 500. Low 

miles, auto, winch, carrying box, snowplow 

and gun rack, $5,500 o.b.o. 633-3640 or 

633-2169 leave message. (D2-8-2tp) 

Check Out These Listings!! 

1107 Camas St., Coulee Dam 

1107 Camas Street, Coulee Dam, 3 Bedroom – 1 ½ bath ranch style 

home built in 1969. The home is just over 1,075 s.f. in size and has been 

well taken care of over the years. It has bb electric heat with a wall ac, 

copper plumbing, wood lap siding, and composition 3 tab roof. There are 

Hardwood floors in two of the bedrooms. The property is appr 64’ wide 

by 120’ deep and has large backyard and there is 1 car att. garage. List 

price is $104,900. 

19994 Coulee View Road NE, Electric City, The joys of a custom home 

without the hassles or the wait. The home is 2,550 square foot and is all on 

one level. It was designed specifically for this property to take full advantage 

of the high ground and is full of low maintenance features. The home has 

three bedrooms and two and a half baths. It has vinyl siding and 2 pane 

windows, Central H & AC with Heatpump, Large composite decks on front 

and back. Cathedral ceilings, granite countertops, the list goes on and on. 

The property is 2.83 acres in size and completely irrigated and fenced. There 

is a 2 horse stable and shop, plus an oversized two car garage. You will want 

to take a closer look at this property. Call for an appointment today. List 

Price is now just $349,000. 

504 Banks Ave, Grand Coulee, Classic Ranch Style home that has been 

pampered over the years. The home has appr. 2,050 s.f. on the main level, 

plus another 1,000 s.f. of finished living area in the lower level. There are 

4 bedrooms and 2 and a half baths. The Living room is 16.5’ x 22.25’ and 

has a tiled fireplace with insert and built in shelving. The kitchen has been 

transformed with custom oak cabinets. The home has Central F/A heating 

& cooling with a heat pump, vinyl siding and vinyl windows and over a 1,000 

s.f. of workshop space in addition to the attached 900 s.f. garage. Too 

many amenities to list them all. The property is just over an acre in size. 

List price is now just $249,500. 

144 Sunset Drive, Electric City. You have dreamed about having a horse 

your whole life, this property can make your dream a reality. The property 

is 2.48 acres in size and has an automatic sprinkler system for the entire 

pasture and irrigation water that costs just $200 a year. The home is just over 

2,100 square feet all together. It has 3 bedrooms and 3 baths and was built 

in 1978. It has vinyl siding, Arch tab roof and Central Heat & Air Conditioning 

with a Heatpump and hardwood flooring. There is a detached 3 car garage 

that is 26’ by 36’ plus a 24’ by 30’ pole building with attached lean to, plus a 

large deck. List Price is just $249,500. 

603 Central Drive, Coulee Dam, Here is an opportunity to let the rental help 

pay for your home, or you can rent out both sides if you prefer. Each unit 

has 2 bedrooms - 1 full bath and they are in tip top shape. Each unit has a 

new Central F/A H& AC w HP’s, Vinyl 2 pane windows, New exterior paint, 

and New Arch tab roof. Duplex was built in 1970 and is just over 1,925 s.f. 

all together. There is a 2 car carport and det 2 car garage. The property is 

77.5’ by 106.50’ and is nicely landscaped and has a sprinkler system. List 

Price is just $165,000. 

706 Holly St., Coulee Dam, Nicely remodeled 3 Bedroom 2 bath home in 

Coulee Dam. This home is appr 1,300 square feet in size and it has had 

numerous updates over the years. The Living Room has a cute gas stove 

and the kitchen has like new cabinets and spacious pantry. The home has 

metal siding, 2 pane vinyl clad windows, and a Central H & AC with a Heat 

Pump, and a covered patio in the back yard. The garage and shop is appr. 

400 s.f. in size, plus a 480 s.f. carport. The property is 60’ wide by 84’ deep, 

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Antique and Collectible Swap Meet. 

Puyallup Fairgrounds, February 18 and 

19, Saturday, 8-5. Sunday 9-3, admission 

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• 1994 F-150 4x4, H.D., AT., AC, loaded, 

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• 1998 Pontiac Montana Mini Van only 

134K, loaded $3,250 o.b.o. 

• 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4, Ex Cab AT. 

$1,500 

• 1999 Mercury Sable, loaded, low miles, 

$3,250 o.b.o. 

• 1986 Ford Van 300 - 6 cyl, 4 spd., 

$500, o.b.o. needs TLC 

• 30-foot Camp Trailer very nice $2,000 

• 1986 Ford F250, 4x4, 460 CID, new 

motor sharp, make offer 

• Pontoon Boat, nice, come see and 

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• 300 Gallon Oil Tank $200 

• 03 Suzuki SUV 4x4, loaded $5,000 

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The Star Office 

will be closed 

Monday, Feb. 20, 

in observance of the 

Presidents’ Day. 

All ads and copy should 

be submitted into the 

Star Friday, Feb. 17. 

317 2nd St., Grand Coulee 

Grand Coulee, Old D&L Building Supply building gives a buyer 

options. The building was built in 1980 and has 2,700 s.f. on the main 

level, plus another 1,300 s.f. upstairs. (Part with limited height). The 

building is concrete block construction and has metal roof. Zoning 

allows for single family residential, multi family or various commercial 

opportunities. Present occupancy is as a residence and in home 

salon. The property is 3 lots that total appr. 75’ by 120’. List Price 

is just $89,500. Owner is willing to deal. 

or 5,040 s.f. in size. The stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and Freezer are 

all included. List Price is just $124,900 and seller will pay up to $2,500 

of Buyer’s closing costs. 

#124 E. Grand Coulee Ave, Grand Coulee. Immaculate 1,700 square 

foot 3 Bedroom - 2 bath Marlette Manufactured home in town. The home 

was built in 1986 and the seller is the original owner. It has Central Heat 

& Air Conditioning, 2 pane windows, Metal siding, and a composition 3 tab 

roof. There is a wood stove in the FR and a large patio, part with a cover. 

The property is 4 lots that total 160’ wide by 97’ deep or one third of an 

acre. There are several out buildings & room for a big shop or 2nd home 

site. List price is just $114,900. 

204 Ferry Avenue, Coulee Dam. Charming 2 Bedroom Cottage that 

has almost 950 s.f. on the main level, plus appr. 350 square feet in the 

unf basement. Built in 1934, this home has nice sized Living Room and 

both bedrooms are generous sized as well. Cute Kitchen with updated 

cabinets. The home has Cedar shingle siding, updated electrical system 

with a 200 amp circuit breaker service, heartpine wood floors, and a 

composition 3 tab roof. There is an attached 1 car garage, plus a large 

backyard with plenty of room for a barbecue. The property is 61’ wide 

in the front and approximately 6,700 square feet. List price is just 

$104,500 

46538 Sunny Hill Lane N, Grand Coulee, Located just 7 miles from 

Grand Coulee is this 3 Bedroom – 2 bath Manufactured home on 6.18 

acres overlooking Lake Roosevelt. The home is just under 1,050 s.f. 

in size and was built in 1982 by Skyline. It has Central Heat and Air 

conditioning, copper plumbing, 200 amp circuit breaker service and 

medium sized deck. But the best part is the wonderful view of Lake 

Roosevelt. List price is just $99,500 and the seller will pay up to 

$5,000 of buyer’s closing costs. 

#225 Bowen Street, Grand Coulee. Another view property available 

at an affordable price. Home is a 2000 Fleetwood Manufactured home 

with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is appr 1,300 s.f. in size and has 

6” exterior walls, Comp 3 tab shingle roof, Central H & AC, and vaulted 

ceilings. New carpets in all three bedrooms and Composite decking. Lot 

is appr 5,500 s.f. and has off street parking, but no garage. List Price 

is just $99,000 

311 Davis Street, Elmer City, Light, Bright & Spacious, this 1994 

Nashua Manufactured Home has it all and overlooks Grand Coulee Dam. 

Big Living Room with Vaulted Ceilings, Vinyl 2 pane windows. Two Large 

Bedrooms and 2 full baths, Beautiful kitchen with breakfast bar, downdraft 

stove and lots of counter space. There is a huge 500 s.f. deck takes 

full advantage of the view and a patio as well. The home has Central 

Heat & AC and a Comp 3 tab shingle roof. The property is appr. 57.5’ by 

118.5’ & has a 200 s.f. storage building/shop. Owner recently installed 

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309 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee 

Legal 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

This is formal notice of trying to 

notify Lorraine Raymond to please 

contact the Lone Pine Water Association 

at 509-633-0196 regarding 

the properties at 79 Elmer City 

Access Rd and 12 Lone Pine Lane 

located in Lone Pine Tracts, by 

February 28 th , 2012. 

(Publish Feb. 8, 15 and 22, 

2012) 

Grant County 

Mosquito District No. 2 

Notice of Updating 

the Small Works 

Roster and 

Vendor Lists 

Grant County Mosquito District 

No. 2 is updating their Small 

Works Roster and Vendor Lists. If 

you would like to be added to the 

list or lists, please send line card 

or paperwork to Grant County 

Mosquito District No. 2, P.O. Box 

8, Electric City, WA 99123. 

(Publish Feb. 15 and 22, 2012 

Grant County 

Port District No. 7 

Notice of Updating 

the Small Works 

Roster and 

Vendor Lists 

Grant County Port District No. 

7 is updating their Small Works 

Roster and Vendor Lists. If you 

would like to be added to the list 

or lists, please send line card or 

paperwork to Grant County Port 

District No. 7, P.O. Box 616, Grand 

Coulee, WA 99133. 

(Publish Feb. 15 and 22, 2012) 

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Legal Notices 

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON 

IN AND FOR OKANOGAN COUNTY 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 

Donald B. Lindor, Case No. 11-4-00096-5 

Deceased. 

PROBATE NOTICE 

TO CREDITORS 

RCW 11.40.030 

Page 7 

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as 

Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim 

against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred 

by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in 

the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to 

the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative's attorney 

at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original 

of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the 

later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or 

mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) 

(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If 

the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever 

barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. 

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent's probate 

and nonprobate assets. 

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 1, 2012 

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: David A. Lindor 

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: 

Jay Manon, WSBA #23855 

of Manon Law Office 

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: 

Manon Law Office 

P.O. Box 554, Grand Coulee, WA 99133 

(February 1, 8 and 15, 2012) 

Grant County Fire District No. 14 

Notice of Updating the Small Works 

Roster and Vendor Lists 

Grant County Fire District No. 14 is updating their Small Works 

Roster and Vendor Lists. If you would like to be added to the list or 

lists, please send line card or paperwork to Grant County Fire District 

No. 14, P.O. Box 282, Electric City, WA 99123. 

(Publish Feb. 15 and 22, 2012) 

Grant County Mosquito District #2 

ACCEPTING BIDS 

Grant County Mosquito District 2 is now accepting bids for the following 

products: 

Biomist 275 gallons 

Natular 15 cases 

Malathion 2 – 55 Gallon Drums 

Or 4 – 30 Gallon Drums 

Or 

Malathion 96% Cost 

Malathion 56% Cost 

Bids must be received by March 1, 2012. Mail bids to Grant County 

Mosquito Dist. 2, P.O. Box 8, Electric City, WA 99123 

(Publish Feb. 15 and 22, 2012)

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Coulee opsCompiled 

from 

police files 

Grand Coulee Police 

2/1 - An Elmer City woman alleged 

that she had been assaulted 

by a nurse practitioner at Coulee 

Medical Center when she sought 

help from pain suffered while having 

dental work done. She said the 

hospital staff person grabbed her 

and pushed her into an examination 

room. A nurse working in the 

emergency room told police she 

saw no contact between the two 

parties and that the patient was 

yelling foul language and disturbing 

other patients. She said she 

was afraid that the patient might 

harm the nurse practitioner. 

- A Grand Coulee businessman 

is being charged with malicious 

mischief after he destroyed a 

contribution can that was placed 

in the Wolf’s Den Bar to assist a 

person with legal expenses. The 

police report stated that police 

will ask that domestic violence be 

added to the offense since the donation 

container was placed there 

by a woman with whom the man 

formerly had a relationship. 

2/6 - A man called police from 

Union Gap, Wash., to report that 

someone had damaged his vehicle 

while it was parked at Coulee 

Medical Center. He said that his 

insurance company said he needed 

to report the damage to police. The 

report stated that police could not 

verify the damage if the vehicle 

was in Union Gap. 

- A Grand Coulee woman was 

arrested and taken to Grant County 

Jail on charges of assault and 

domestic violence. Police said that 

a man showed an officer injuries 

he suffered when the woman allegedly 

assaulted him. The man 

had scratches on his neck and 

arms. The man had been living in 

the woman’s house for about two 

months and had had a relationship 

with the woman’s daughter. 

- Police responded to a residence 

on Federal Avenue after receiving 

a report of a suicidal person. Police 

called for an ambulance to take 

him to Coulee Medical Center and 

requested a mental health person 

see the man. Police confiscated 

three guns from the living quarters 

and took them for safe-keeping. 

2/7 - Tribal Police asked assistance 

while taking a woman and 

her daughter to Coulee Medical 

Center. The tribal officer said that 

the woman was acting like she 

might be abusive. The Grand Coulee 

officer arrived at the hospital to 

provide assistance. 

- An 11-year-old youth was 

suspended for 15 days after school 

officials said they found marijuana 

on him. 

- Police followed a complaint of 

an animal attack at Grand and 

Electric Boulevard. The officer 

didn’t find a loose dog but was told 

where the dog’s home was. Police 

found dogs within a fenced area. 

The owner of the dogs said when 

he got home the gate was open. 

The officer’s report stated that the 

dogs appeared friendly. The owner 

was told he needed to get his dogs 

licensed. 

- A woman on Electric Boulevard 

in Electric City reported loud music 

in her area. The officer couldn’t 

find the source of the music. 

2/8 - Loud music was reported 

Bowling 

Scores 

TUESDAY HI LO’S 

TEAM W L 

Sunflower Graphics 18 10 

Melody 16 12 

Pepsi 16 12 

Riverview Lsnes 14 14 

KEYG 1490 13 15 

Fullers 7 21 

High Game: Riverview Lanes 404; Karen 189 

High Series: Riverview Lanes 1252; Vickey 503 

Splits: Betty 3-10; Karen 5-10 

THURSDAY MIXUPS 

TEAM W L 

Team 4 52.5 27.5 

Ed’s Meat Market 48.5 31.5 

Star Publishing 44.5 35.5 

San Poil Valley 43 37 

Fry Bread Power 40 40 

Jackson’s 39 41 

Shut the Front Door 34.5 45.5 

Team 8 0 80 

High Game: Team 4 713; Chance Epperson 248; 

Briana Bob 193 

High Series: San Poil Valley 2052; Chance 

Epperson 620; Briana Bob 537 

Splits: Dana Ingalls 4-5/3-5-7; Prrcy Kuehne 4-5; 

Luana Gendron 5-10; Gwen Hilson 4-5-10 

in the Electric Boulevard area 

in Electric City for the second 

straight day. The officer located 

the house it was coming from and 

knocked on the door. The music 

went off but no one would come to 

the door. The officer’s report was 

sent to the court for a citation be 

mailed to the resident. 

- Police checked on two children 

whose mother had dropped them 

off with a person a full day earlier, 

but had not returned. The children 

appeared to be okay. 

- A woman living on Lakeview 

Avenue NE, told police that she 

had found the door to her vehicle 

open in the morning, but she remembered 

closing it the night 

before. She asked for more patrols 

around her residence in Electric 

City. 

2/10 - A woman advised police 

that her son was missing. Police 

found the boy and returned him 

to his residence. 

2/11 - A National Park Service 

employee advised police that a 

person with a suspended license 

was approaching the city and that 

he was right behind him. Police 

stopped the vehicle and wrote the 

driver a ticket for driving with a 

suspended license. 

- A woman on Weil Place told police 

that someone had entered her 

home while she was at the store 

and took a video game. Entrance 

was gained through a bedroom 

window and police could see the 

imprint of a shoe on the dresser. 

2/12 - A woman in the Senior 

Manor told an officer that someone 

had taken 75 pills from her prescription 

and three gold rings. The 

rings were valued at $200 each. 

2/12 - A woman from West Grand 

Avenue in Electric City told police 

that an intoxicated man was beating 

on her door with his fist. The 

woman went to a friend’s house 

and was followed there and the 

woman said the man was causing a 

disturbance there. The woman told 

police that the man had knocked 

the pictures off the wall, grabbed 

her and hit her with an open hand. 

The man was arrested and taken 

to Grant County Jail and is being 

charged with domestic violence in 

the fourth degree. 

Coulee Dam Police 

2/6 - A radio dispatch alerted police 

to a vehicle that almost caused 

a head-on collision on SR-155, and 

that the vehicle was headed toward 

Coulee Dam. The vehicle was 

stopped on Pine Street and police 

officers assisted Tribal Police in 

the incident. The driver was cited 

for driving under the influence and 

driving a vehicle with a suspended 

license. The car was towed. 

- A school official advised police 

that a student made threats 

against a substitute teacher. When 

the teacher read what the assignment 

was for the day he said, “I’m 

not going to do that.” When the 

teacher tried to phone the office, 

the rowdy student disconnected 

the phone. The teacher said she felt 

threatened, and that in 40 years 

of teaching she had never encountered 

anything like it. She said she 

would not teach anymore. 

2/10 - Police responded to Holly 

Street to a reported a burglary in 

progress. A tribal officer was on 

the scene and found an intoxicated 

minor male in the residence office. 

He was apprehended and said he 

thought he was home in Elmer 

City. The homeowner, who called 

911, said she had been in bed and 

heard someone trying to get into 

a window. The suspect was taken 

to jail and will be charged with 

trespass and being a minor in possession 

of alcohol. 

- Police went to Elmer City on 

a report that a driver was yelling 

at a house. They found the woman 

at an ATM machine and when 

asked about her yelling she replied, 

“That’s old drama.” She later told 

the officer that she was “a messenger 

from God.” She had stated 

that she hadn’t taken “meth” and 

then lay on the ground and said 

she was “playing.” As she left the 

scene, she speeded and spun her 

tires, and was followed by an officer 

who stopped her near Riley’s point, 

where she stated that she had had 

“smoked three bowls.” The woman 

was taken to Coulee Medical Center 

for a blood draw, then put in a 

holding cell at police headquarters. 

She complained there was a “green 

dog” in the cell with her. She was 

later taken to Grant County Jail. 

2/11 - Police went to a house on 

Douglas Avenue, where a woman 

was reportedly banging on the 

door, saying she wanted her children. 

Police noted that the woman 

was making jerky motions and 

seemed impaired in some way. 

They told her she would have to 

wait to get her kids until she was 

in better condition. 

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last time you misplaced your regular 

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had to revert to the used ones that 

were stowed in your hip pocket or 

bottom of your purse? I’ll be honest, 

I used mine last week. 

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How 

often have 

you said to 

yourself, 

“How long 

will that new 

store/restaurant 

stay in 

business?” 

W h e n w e 

see that new 

store-front 

closing shop, 

we mutter 

Morgan’s 

Musings 

Reg Morgan 

to ourselves, “Another one bites 

the dust.” Although Linda and 

I no longer consider ourselves 

newcomers after 32 years, (Did 

you read about Frank and Elaine 

Sanford in the STAR last week. 

70 years of marriage…WOW!) 

when the doors of a new business 

(or medical practice) opens and 

closes in less than a few years and 

you see their U-Haul truck leaving 

town, we anguish. When we 

came to town in 1980, most of the 

businesses were well-established 

and we knew no one. My federal 

job disintegrated in less than four 

years. In that short period of time, 

our daughter graduated from LR 

in 1982 and Linda was well established 

with the NPS. 

We feel sad for every empty 

storefront that is vacant today. 

What didn’t they know when they 

closed up shop after such a short 

time? I winged it about 30 years 

when I told a friend in Seattle, 

who wanted to open a gun shop, 

“Plan on living out of your own 

pocket the first two years of business.” 

I believe I hit that pretty 

close. 

Do new business owners know 

anything about the business they 

are opening? How many stores 

or restaurants occupied today 

will close by March 1, 2013? The 

most recent example is the John 

Dough’s restaurant, who was serv- 

ing customers a month ago today 

but are no longer in business. 

I was sorry to see those doors 

close. The building had two eateries 

in less than a year! We were 

discussing this at supper the other 

evening. We feel that prospective 

business operators 

should have 

more than a 

clue as to what 

it takes to run 

an eatery in the 

Coulee. They 

should be serving 

the locals 

before the tourist 

season opens 

(June-September). 

Weren’t the 

business owners 

“skookum” 

on the restaurant trade? Larry 

Maier, former restaurant owner, 

(he owned the Wildlife, where Pepper 

Jack’s is today) told me “16- to 

18-hour days” are common in his 

profession when starting out. Are 

new owners programmed for these 

hours? 

After 32 years, the two of us 

have a few personal thoughts on 

what has attracted us to local eateries. 

In no specific order, because 

we are eating out less often and 

taking less return fire, those are 

Announcing Dr. Jamie Hemmer has joined 

Dr. Marlene Poe at the Grand Coulee Veterinary Clinic 

We offer care for large and small animals, 

as well as Grooming & Boarding 

Clinic Hours 

Mon. - Fri. 9-noon / 1-5:30 

Sat. 10-noon 

509.633.0711 

319 A. St., Grand Coulee 

COLVILLE INDIAN 

HOUSING AUTHORITY 

P.O. BOX 528 

Nespelem, WA 99155 

509.634.4767 1.800.294.3023 

(f) 509.634.8107 

Washington Relay No. for Hearing Impaired 

1.800.833.6388 

Board of Commissioner Opening 

Member At-Large Position 

The Colville Indian Housing Authority (CIHA) is seeking 

individuals that may be interested in applying for a Board of 

Commissioner position representing the “Member At-Large” 

position. The CIHA Board of Commissioners is composed of 

five persons that makes policy decisions in accordance to the 

Native American Housing and Self Determination Act of 1996 

(NAHASDA). The Board of Commissioners duties include but 

are not limited to policy development, reviews and approve the 

annual Indian Housing Plan, Annual Performance Report and 

financial management for submission to HUD/Northwest Office 

of Native American Programs, Seattle, WA. In accordance to the 

CIHA Ordinance adopted by Resolution 1977-59 and Chapter 

11-2 Colville Indian Housing Authority: 

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the rounds that hurt. If you want 

our opinion, we’ll be happy to 

tell you. And if you haven’t been 

in town long, you’ll soon find out 

yourself. 

One of the businesses that we 

had patronized since 1980, was 

Maier’s Wildlife Restaurant, where 

Pepper Jack’s is now. I’m sure very 

many oldsters still refer to it as 

the Wildlife. 

Maier said the new business 

owners must take care of the locals. 

“It’s the locals that will keep 

them going when times are tough 

during the off season,” he advised. 

“Join the chamber of commerce 

and get to know them. Service is 

important.” 

Comments from readers and 

blurbs from “Coulee Cops” set 

the scene from last week’s newspaper. 

Two juveniles, 16 and 17 years 

old, were arrested for possession 

of stolen property, burglary, minor 

in possession, obstructing a public 

servant in “Cops,” while the wrestling 

competitors were “impressive 

off the canvas” and out-of-town 

spectators admired their conduct 

off the mat. As R.C. Covington 

suggested, we should put up a sign 

to honor PRCA bull rider Shane 

Proctor, just to show others that 

there is more to the coulee than 

law breakers. 

The Board member shall be appointed and may be 

reappointed, by the Council. A certificate of the Secretary 

of the Council as to the appointment or reappointment of 

any commissioner shall be conclusive evidence of the 

due and proper appointment of the commissioner. 

A commissioner may be a member or non-member of 

the Tribe, and may be a member or non-member of the 

Business Council. 

No person shall be barred from serving on the Board 

because he is a tenant or homebuyer in a housing project 

of the Authority; and such commissioner shall be entitled 

to fully participate in all meetings concerning matters 

that affect all of the tenants or homebuyers, even though 

such matters affect him as well. 

The term of office shall be four years and staggered. 

This “fifth position” is considered as the Member At- 

Large position; therefore, applicant may reside in any 

District. 

Regular Board meetings are held monthly, with an occasional 

Special Meeting scheduled. Applicants must possess an interest 

in housing matters and be able to attend the scheduled meetings. 

Interested applicants are requested to submit a detailed Letter 

of Interest and/or resume describing your interest and area of 

expertise involved with providing safe, decent and affordable 

housing. Successful applicant may be subject to credit and/or 

criminal background inquiry. 

You may contact Elena L. Bassett, CIHA Executive Director 

at 509.634.2162 for additional information or mail to Colville 

Indian Housing Authority, P. O. Box 528, Nespelem, WA 

99155. 

Deadline for submission: 

3:00 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2012 

Dated: 02.12

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